The Munich-born tenor Vincent Wolfsteiner is one of the internationally sought-after interpreters of the dramatic repertoire. His engagements take him to major opera houses and international concert stages, with his artistic focus lying on the Wagner, Strauss, and Verdi repertoire. He has worked with conductors such as Daniel Barenboim as well as numerous international orchestras.
In the 2026/27 season, Vincent Wolfsteiner can be heard, among other roles, as Paul in Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Die tote Stadt at Staatstheater Karlsruhe.
Among the tenor’s outstanding career highlights are his interpretations of key Wagner roles, including Siegfried, Lohengrin, Tristan (Tristan und Isolde), and Erik (Der fliegende Holländer). Further major Wagner and Strauss interpretations have taken him to houses such as the Wiener Staatsoper, where he appeared as Herodes (Salome), as well as to the Bayreuther Festspiele, where he was seen as Siegmund (Die Walküre). He also sang Siegfried (Siegfried / Götterdämmerung) in Der Ring des Nibelungen in concert performance under the musical direction of Marek Janowski with the Dresdner Philharmoniker and at the Spring Festival in Tokyo with the NHK Symphony Orchestra. At Oper Frankfurt, he made his debut as Otello and developed an extensive repertoire in the dramatic field, which also includes, among others, Peter Grimes and Calaf (Turandot).
Particular attention was also drawn to his appearances as Lohengrin (Lohengrin) at the Tokyo Spring Festival, as well as Tannhäuser (Tannhäuser) and Tristan (Tristan und Isolde) at Staatsoper Unter den Linden. His most recent successes also include Der Kaiser (Die Frau ohne Schatten) at Opéra de Lyon, Sergej (Lady Macbeth von Mzensk) at Staatsoper Hamburg, as well as his debuts as Paul (Die tote Stadt) at Bergen National Opera and as Pollux (Die Liebe der Danae) at Bayerische Staatsoper München.
During his studies in the USA, Vincent Wolfsteiner attracted attention with roles such as Rodolfo (La bohème), Don José (Carmen), Turiddu (Cavalleria rusticana), Corrado (Il Corsaro), and Canio (Pagliacci). His European career took him to Volkstheater Rostock, Staatsoper Hannover, Komische Oper Berlin, Staatstheater Darmstadt, Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, and the Opernfestival Heidenheim, where he interpreted a broad spectrum of the German and Italian repertoire, including Siegmund (Die Walküre), Florestan (Fidelio), Aegisth (Elektra), Bacchus (Ariadne auf Naxos), and Piccolomini (Wallenstein). From 2012 to 2014, he was a member of the ensemble at Staatstheater Nürnberg.
Vincent Wolfsteiner is also internationally sought after as a concert singer. His concert repertoire includes, among other works, Mozart’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Mendelssohn’s Elias, Schumann’s Faust-Szenen, Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder, as well as Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 and Das Lied von der Erde.
Vincent Wolfsteiner studied at the New England Conservatory and made his debut during his studies as Rodolfo (La bohème) at the Granite State Opera.